Radio 2 highlights include last year’s Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain inviting listeners for a festive family feast in the run-up to the big day, while Dolly Parton will relive childhood memories of Christmas in the Appalachian Mountains with her sister Stella on Christmas Eve.

Choirmaster Gareth Malone will follow on from Parton with two hours of his favourite choral music.

Malone will share his personal favourites on Desert Island Discs on Christmas Day.

Martha Reeves will also reminisce about Motown Christmases past as well as playing some of her favourite tracks from the likes of Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, Marvin Gaye and The Supremes.

Radio 1 will reveal the the top five artists for Sound of 2017 on Clara Amfo’s Radio 1 show from 2 to 6 January.

And Radio 1Xtra will announce the 10 acts from the world of black music that the station predicts to be big in 2017.